Department profile

Volunteer

Murray City Volunteer Fire Department

Murray City, OH · Hocking County. Murray City Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 19 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

19
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Murray City Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the Ohio average.

19th pct.
national personnel size
-37%
vs. Ohio average
1
station

National percentile ranks this department's personnel headcount against every listable U.S. department with reported staffing; the state comparison uses the same personnel figure against its own state's average. Both feed the verdict sentence and the chips above.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
35/100
Murray City Volunteer Fire Department

A staffing, equipment, EMS-integration, and federal-grant-funding composite benchmarked against every other USFA-registered department nationally, not a safety rating, response-time measure, or comparison of fire risk. Dimensions with no data on file are excluded and their weight redistributed, never counted as zero.

Staffing capacity D
19 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
Not an EMS-capable department (USFA registry)
Federal investment
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
19 personnel · 1 station

Murray City Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Murray City, OH (Hocking County), with 1 station and 19 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #18,106 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #18,106 of 22,440
  • OH personnel rank #990 of 1,108
  • 5.26 stations per 100 personnel
  • 8 other listed departments in Hocking County

Murray City Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

Where this department's HIFLD-reported staffing sits among every listable U.S. fire department

19 Top 81% higher than 19% of 22,440 departments

Listable U.S. fire departments, banded by total personnel

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Source HIFLD fire-station registry · 2026-09-06

Dispatch plate

Sheet 37205 · Murray City Volunteer Fire Department, OH 19 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-N · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 19
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-LOWER #18,106
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ California Depart…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, CA (+ 0 personnel)

Volunteer HIFLD roster counts, station rows, EMS flag, listable personnel rank, photo-finish peer, and FEMA AFG/SAFER book for this FDID, not a readiness rating.

Personnel neighbourhood

Nationwide HIFLD headcount poles and nearest peers, not a reprint of every OH department.

Department Profile

Type
VOLUNTEER
Location
Murray City, OH
FDID
37205

Staffing vs the Ohio average

How Murray City Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Ohio. In-state it ranks #990 of 1,108 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #18,106 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 37% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
138
OH departments
1,501

County roster geometry

Hocking County HIFLD mix around Murray City Volunteer Fire Department

Hocking County: 9 departments, 127 personnel (5 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 11% of departments. County / state rollup.

5.26 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 19 roster).

Photo-finish peer: California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, CA (+0 personnel).

No FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on this FDID in USAspending (empty federal book).

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Ward Township Volunteer Fire Department
Carbon Hill · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 19 personnel

Photo-finish and same-type HIFLD neighbours for this FDID, not a reprint of every OH department.

California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, CA 19 Bard-Endee Fire District, NM 19 Paton Fire Department, IA 19 San Juan Fire Department - Bluff Volunteer Fire Station, UT 19 Clarkdale Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department, MS 19 Pound Volunteer Fire Department, WI 19 Ranch Drive Volunteer Fire Department, OK 19 Yankeetown Fire and Rescue, FL 19

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Murray City Volunteer Fire Department have?

Murray City Volunteer Fire Department has 19 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 37% below the Ohio average of 30 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #18,106 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within OH, it ranks #990 of 1,108 by personnel.

Does Murray City Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Murray City Volunteer Fire Department is not listed as providing EMS in the HIFLD record. Contact local emergency services to confirm which agency covers medical calls.

How many fire stations does Murray City Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Murray City Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Murray City Volunteer Fire Department?

Murray City Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Hocking County, OH. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

How many fire departments are in Ohio?

Ohio has 1,501 fire departments with 44,930 total personnel. 62% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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